Critical Incident Manual - Ministry of Education

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Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentIncident: Drive-by ShootingPotential OutcomesShots grazing student or staff, student or staff being shot, damage to property.Pre-plan Action• Conduct crime-prevention assessment in collaboration with the police.• Ensure clear lines of sight by removing unnecessary obstacles and trimming vegetation.• Limit access to the school compound.• Identify all persons visiting the school compound.• Ensure that the police have been told of any threats received by the school.• Familiarize staff on emergency procedures for responding to intruders.• Ensure that vehicular traffic on the school compound is supervised.• Ensure that the school’s evacuation plan is up to date and viable.• Promote crime-prevention programmes.Immediate Action• Assess the situation.• Call the police.• Effect lockdown.• Have students lie flat on the ground, behind adequate cover or under desks.• Pay attention to the injured and seek emergency attention.• Students who are outside of classrooms should be brought inside.• Instruct the CIMT to carry out their assigned emergency procedures as soon as it issafe to do so.• Do not allow anyone to leave the classrooms until the police arrive and indicate thatit is safe to do so.• Allow the police to take charge, assisting where necessary.• If firing occurs while they are going home, students should lie flat on the ground.When firing ceases, they should move quickly out of the area. If near to a policestation, they should seek refuge there.Ministry of Education 2007 / 64
Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentFollow-up Action• Secure the area.• Obtain the assistance of the police if necessary in assessing the situation relating tocampus safety.• Provide assistance to injured persons if necessary, by giving first-aid treatment ortake the injured to the hospital.• Ascertain the names of the injured person(s).• Notify the school community when the compound is once more safe.• Obtain information from the hospital re the injured.• Issue media release.• Prepare letter for parents to be sent home with students.• Have designated person speak with parents present.• Provide counselling for students in need.• Document the incident. Complete the appropriate Forms, and send report to theMOE.• Assess whether there is need for any staff training for this kind of situation.• Notify parents and media as appropriate.• Conduct debriefing to affected persons.Ministry of Education 2008 / 65
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